How to tell the truth about a photo or video posted online? Here's a look at how the BBC's disinformation team checks and verifies content shared online about the war in Ukraine.
The first thing to ask when you see such content is to ask the following questions:
Is this content recent and where did it come from?
To prove this, the content must be verified through online search engines such as Google, Yandex, or TinEye.
In the BBC video presentation, several examples are presented that have been treated, proving their authenticity.
Another suggestion coming from the BBC is the questions to ask when reading contradictory claims.
According to them, in such cases, readers should ask themselves whether the publisher of the content is connected to any political agenda... So whether they are state televisions of a state that has political goals, in this case Russia, as a state that is conducting military operations, for the occupation of another state, in this case Ukraine.
And, if you see that there is contradictory data in the content that creates doubts, it is preferable for readers not to share it on online platforms, such as social media.
(Video article illustrating examples, published by BBC)